CBS NEWS AND NATIONAL
JOURNAL WILL PRESENT THE
FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE ON BROADCAST TELEVISION ON
NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT 8:00 PM,
ET/5:00 PM, PT LIVE ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

CBS
NEWS’ SCOTT PELLEY AND NATIONAL JOURNAL’S MAJOR GARRETT WILL MODERATE
THE DEBATE TO BE HOSTED BY WOFFORD COLLEGE IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH
CAROLINA

CBS News and
National Journal will present the first Republican Presidential Primary
debate on broadcast television on Saturday, November 12. David Rhodes,
President, CBS News, and Ron Fournier, editor-in-chief of National
Journal, announced the debate today, which will focus primarily on
national security and will be held in conjunction with the South
Carolina State Republican Party. Scott Pelley, anchor and managing
editor of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY, and Major Garrett,
congressional correspondent for National Journal, will moderate the
debate, which will be hosted by Wofford College in Spartanburg,
South
Carolina.

The 90-minute
debate will begin at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. The first hour will be
broadcast live (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/5:00-6:00 PM, PT) on the CBS
Television Network. Additional portions will be broadcast on FACE THE
NATION, CBSNews.com, NationalJournal.com and will be available to
CBS
affiliate television and radio stations.

“The first debate of the campaign on broadcast television
will be on CBS,” said Rhodes. “Scott Pelley and all of us at CBS
News
look forward to a spirited discussion of the issues with all of the
Republican candidates in Spartanburg next month.”

"This debate
will examine the critical questions of America's role in the world, now
and in the future," said Fournier. "National Journal is proud to build
on our 2012 election partnership with CBS News to give voters a
thorough understanding of how each of the Republican candidates would
take on these issues."

"The South
Carolina Republican Party is excited to be a partner on the first
nationally televised, broadcast network debate of the Presidential
Primary season,” said Chad Connelly, Chairman, South Carolina GOP.
“Presidential candidates and Republican activists across our nation
know South Carolina's historic tradition of successfully choosing the
Republican nominee, a tradition uninterrupted for over thirty years. We
look forward to the November 12 debate on Wofford College's beautiful
campus and continuing to demonstrate that in South Carolina, 'We Pick
Presidents.'"

“In politics,
everyone aims to be a winner, so, given our tradition of athletic
success, Wofford College is an encouraging location for a presidential
candidates’ debate. And given our national leadership among
foreign
study programs, we’re a logical place in which to hold discussions on
the subject of national security,” said Dr. Benjamin B. Dunlap,
President of Wofford College. “Most significantly, it’s our
institutional dedication to ‘the unfettered pursuit of knowledge’ that
makes us such an appropriate host as we welcome the candidates to our
beautiful and historic campus.”

During the
Republican debates that have been held to date, the candidates have
sought to define themselves against each other and President Barack
Obama. The CBS News/National Journal debate will reveal the candidates’
views on wide-ranging foreign affairs topics, such as the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq, the changes throughout the Middle East, Africa,
and Asia, and the global war on terror.

About CBS News
CBS News is the news and information division of CBS
Corporation, dedicated to providing the best in journalism under
standards it pioneered at the dawn of radio and television and
continues to set in today's digital age. Headquartered in the CBS
Broadcast Center in New York, CBS News includes bureaus across the
globe and influential, critically acclaimed programs providing
newsmaking features and interviews, investigative reports, analysis and
breaking news 24 hours a day, seven days a week. CBS News utilizes a
multi-platform model for news distribution across television (CBS
Television Network), radio (CBS Radio News), the Internet (CBSNews.com)
and hand-held devices (CBS Mobile). CBS News' multiple
award-winning
programs include 60 MINUTES, THE CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY,
THE EARLY SHOW, 48 HOURS MYSTERY, FACE THE NATION and CBS SUNDAY
MORNING.

About National Journal
With up-to-the-minute breaking news and analysis at
NationalJournal.com, the essential intelligence of National Journal
Daily, the knowledge and depth of National Journal magazine, and the
comprehensive campaign coverage of National Journal Hotline, National
Journal is Washington's premier source for 360-degree insight on
politics and policy.

About Wofford College
Wofford College (www.wofford.edu),
established
in 1854, is a leading independent liberal arts college of
1,550 students located in historic Spartanburg, S.C. Wofford
consistently ranks among the best national liberal arts institutions in
guides such as U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and The Princeton
Review. The college ranks 9th nationally in undergraduates
receiving
credit for study abroad. Wofford’s historic 175-acre campus is
recognized as a national arboretum.

Columbia, S.C. - SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly today announced a
Republican Presidential Primary debate to be held on Saturday evening,
November 12 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The debate, held on the
campus of Wofford College, will be presented by CBS News and National
Journal. (full details below)

"The South Carolina Republican Party is excited to be a partner on the
first nationally televised, broadcast network debate of the
Presidential Primary season," said Chad Connelly, Chairman of the South
Carolina Republican Party. "Presidential candidates and Republican
activists across our nation know South Carolina's historic tradition of
successfully choosing the Republican nominee, a tradition uninterrupted
for over thirty years. We look forward to the November 12 debate on
Wofford College's beautiful campus and continuing to demonstrate that
in South Carolina, 'We Pick Presidents.'"

A press conference will be held at Wofford College on Wednesday
morning, October 26, at 10:00 A.M:

Steps of the Main Building
429 North Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303(864) 597-4000

Note: All press credential requests for the debate should be directed
to David Smith